Respondent 1

1. What is your name and qualification ?

Faris and SPM leavers.
2. Where do you work or study ?
Studying in Universiti Tenaga Nasional pursuing degree in Electrical Power
Engineering.
3. How are you trying to improve your spoken English ?
Communicating with friends, taking classes, listening to english musics and watching
English movies.
4. How can Malaysians improve their speaking/oral skills ?
Through communicating with others, not afraid to be corrected by someone who are
better than us.
5. What are your suggestions for all your Malaysian friends to improve their
English like yours ?
Practice to speak. Listen to how the American or UK people speaks through musics,
movies or many more. Take grammar class and try to build up confidence to speak in
English.
6. How has reading of English newspaper been helping you to improve English
vocabulary and expressions ?
English newspapers have been a great help in improving my English. I try to find the
words that I dont understand and find the meaning through dictionary or google.
7. How do you develop your oral skills ?
By inserting some English words when talking in Bahasa. Try to insert a correct
idioms in a situation. Study an English song lyrics. Watch movies with English
subtitles.

Respondent 2
1. What is your name and qualification ?
My name is Amira and I hold a degree in business economics.

2. Where do you work or study ?

I work with Singtel in Petaling Jaya
3. How are you trying to improve your spoken English ?
Speak English more than your native language (Malay) in daily life.
4. How can Malaysians improve their speaking/oral skills ?
Speak English wherever and whenever you can. Dont be shy to speak in English.
5. What are your suggestions for all your Malaysian friends to improve their
English like yours ?
Think in English. It helps in the way you talk and act faster than translating from
Malay to English in your mind.
6. How has reading of English newspaper been helping you to improve English
vocabulary and expressions ?
Explore more vocabs that you already know. So you will able to communicate better
with people
7. How do you develop your oral skills ?
Listens to English song. You can have fun by singing along and you can try to find the
lyrics and understand the meaning of the songs at the same time.

Respondent 3
1. What is your name and qualification ?
Atieqah, degree in hotel management
2. Where do you work or study ?
Work at Bukit Jelutong Shah Alam
3. How are you trying to improve your spoken English ?

Google translate or open up dictionary for whatever words that I dont understand.
4. How can Malaysians improve their speaking/oral skills ?
Attending english classes frequently.
5. What are your suggestions for all your Malaysian friends to improve their
English like yours ?
Communicate in English everyday.
6. How has reading of English newspaper been helping you to improve English
vocabulary and expressions ?
May know how to use the words in a correct way.
7. How do you develop your oral skills ?
Listen more to English radio or people who speak English fluently.

Respondent 4
1. What is your name and qualification ?
Syikin and degree student in utm
2. Where do you work or study ?
Study at utm
3. How are you trying to improve your spoken English ?
By listening to English music and practice the word
4. How can Malaysians improve their speaking/oral skills ?
Practice and use English in daily communication.

5. What are your suggestions for all your Malaysian friends to improve their
English like yours ?
Be confident while use English in communicate with people despite the mistakes in
grammar.
6. How has reading of English newspaper been helping you to improve English
vocabulary and expressions ?
English newspaper use vocabulary and the right expression in English, in that we can
try to use the sentences that used and improve our grammar mistakes in English.
7. How do you develop your oral skills ?
By using English in daily communication with friend and in university the subjects
are taught in English. These make me have to learn English more to understand the
lecture and to have confidence in my English.

Respondent 5
1. What is your name and qualification ?
Aida Husna and degree
2. Where do you work or study ?
UPSI
3. How are you trying to improve your spoken English ?
Use to speak English with friends in daily conversation. Especially during discussion
or presentation in class.
4. How can Malaysians improve their speaking/oral skills ?
Malaysian can improve their speaking by making English as daily conversation. Try
to speak simple English at home or other occasion. Watch English movies and see the
way how the actor pronounce the word, then practice it.
5. What are your suggestions for all your Malaysian friends to improve their
English like yours ?

Suggestion : try to start a simple conversation in English. Just ignore people who look
you down. Be confident.
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6. How has reading of English newspaper been helping you to improve English
vocabulary and expressions ?
Reading newspaper help in order to know the correct grammar. I can learn many new
words. Besides, it also improving me in my vocabulary.
7. How do you develop your oral skills ?
I can develop my oral skills by speaking clearly. Try to avoid from mumbling for
people understand what you going to say better. Be optimistic and be confident when
we are talking or delivering information to others.